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- Issue of
- Mar 15-21, 2012
- Vol. 19, No. 22
News & Comment
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- News
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Citizens Un-United
The Spokane City Council smacks down a smackdown on campaign spending. Plus, the return of the whitewater park.
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- News
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Playtime Is Over
Day care operators say the state is cracking down on their businesses.
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- News
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Coal-Hearted Commerce
The Inland Northwest could play a pivotal role in the next coal boom, but it would come at a cost.
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- News
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Q&A Mike Tedesco
An interview with Downtown Spokane Partnership president Mike Tedesco
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- News
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Much Ado About Linens
Unions and the state square off over the unglamorous task of doing laundry
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- News
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Reclaiming the West
As Kendall Yards grows, neighboring West Central hopes to usher in a renaissance.
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- Comment
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Public Interest Hero
Remembering political science legend James Q. Wilson.
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- Comment
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Meeting of the Minds
The global series of big thinkers discussing big thoughts is coming to Spokane this week.
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- Comment
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Facing Facts
Fiction passed off as truth on This American Life reminds us that before aspiring to art, journalism must be science.
Culture & Food
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- Arts & Culture
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Woman on Fire
The immediate impact of Haiden Palmer.
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- Arts & Culture
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For Your Consideration
A new cat blog to obsess over. Plus, the return of Community.
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- Arts & Culture
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Work It, Girl
Tonya Smith's journey from the Spokane Valley Mall to the attention of New York’s fashion elite.
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- Arts & Culture
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The Elder Zag
Going one-on-one with Robert Sacre as he enters his final NCAA Tourney.
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- Food & Drink
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From the Bottom Up
The Checkerboard Tavern changes owners and its reputation.
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- Food & Drink
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Italian With a Side of Fries
Italia Trattoria brings back its lunch menu.
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- Food & Drink
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Melting Pot
The packed house at Temple Beth Shalom last week may have seemed trayf, but everything was kosher.
Music & Film
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- Music
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The Weirder the Better
LA's Protect Me on growing old and growing strange
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- Music
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Thanks to You (Tube)
Straight No Chaser is Proof: Video doesn't kill the radio star.
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- Film
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Film Mitzvah
We command you to attend the Jewish Cultural Film Festival.
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- Film
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Kind of a Drag
Sure, it's about hiding one's sexuality, but Albert Nobbs doesn't even open up to its audience.